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US 2011/0297480 A1Published application
Safety Line Traveller
AssigneeLatchways PLC
InventorsKarl Jones, Amir Tabatabai
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Abstract
A safety line traveller (1) including a traveller body (3) having an open sided receiving channel (11) for receiving a longitudinal section of the safety line (2). An occluder element (5) is moveable between an open position in which access into and out of the channel (11) via the open side is at a maximum, and a closed position in which access into and out of the channel via the open side is at a minimum. The open side of the channel (11) being at least partly occluded by the occluder element (5) in the closed position.
Claims18
An apparatus for use with a safety line, comprising:
- a traveller body having a receiving channel with an open side for receiving a longitudinal section of the safety line;
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- an occluder element moveable between an open position which provides sufficient access to the channel to allow the safety line to be inserted therein or removed therefrom, and a closed position in which, the open side of the channel is at least partly occluded by the occluder element to prevent passage of the safety line out of the channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.